// For flags

CVE-2006-5614

Microsoft Windows - NAT Helper Components Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

2.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Windows NAT Helper Components (ipnathlp.dll) on Windows XP SP2, when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (svchost.exe crash) via a malformed DNS query, which results in a null pointer dereference.

Microsoft Windows NAT Helper Components (ipnathlp.dll) sobre Windows XP SP2, cuando Internet Connection Sharing está activado, permite a un atacante remoto provocar denegación de servicio (caida svchost.exe) a través de una consulta DNS mal formada, el cual termina en un puntero de referencia nulo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-10-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-10-30 First Exploit
  • 2006-10-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-20 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Windows Nt Helper Components
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*-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Xp
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*sp2, tablet_pc
Affected